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100-5605 PLetyes M ye ty gene tT oetye LP cat AT PLTANOMUNG, VINUINEA? that he had read an article in the newspaper about an organ: ion of nuproes in the United States called *hoglame” which were inspired be the Japgpe nd whose ultimabe purpose was the over. tirow of the white race, ‘that there was an organization of negroes located near rrince George, Virginia, who called themselves Mocsiems", all the men wearing red turbans, He aaid that the eolony had been there for about thre: or four years, at first consisting of Log cabins chinked with mud and later of houses made from concrete blocks, He esti~ mated thet tyere were about Pifty membets of the colony, whose leader is named HELSOWF SEY, hese nergroce were very polite and courteous and appeared to be we ehaved, although they were in a stratsgic place te commit serious damaye if they did bh: ba ed ae ay ASSESS TS eheriff of Prince George County, was inter viewed by Reporting ayent ond -stuted thot he was sequainted with the colony of negroes referred to but said they called themselves "Moorish. americans" rather than hoslems, cleining to worship Alish. fle udvised that they settied in the vicinity sevural yeurs ago, comin: there from various parta OF tbe country and thot thoy hud never caused him any trouble. According tngy seuced to hive an unlinifed supply of money, as ‘ he reen ! e Gheraffts sole they hed bousht out nearly everything ; that wes offered for srle, ond the one who paid for it did go in cash from * a huge ward af areenbick. He said they had cleared out « good part of the ; land, grew their own crops, and supported their own buildings, and had bought ‘ aot. least one large truck, tA _ that they had opparently made ne attempt. d not seem to usséeliate at all with ether ener hepro had joined the cole Mee thet the fet that ther had taken such * man into their eolony me him wonder as to what their purposes might be, & ee ea Ra TE TE EY